Finishing-machine.



HARRY LEVINE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FINISHIN (1i-MACHINE.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed July 11, 1913. Serial N0. 778,477.

To all Lv/0m t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY Lnvrivn, a subjectof the Czar of Russia, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Finishing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in finishing machines especiallyadapted for use in finishing the edges of leather for making travelingbags and the like. the object of the invention being to provide animproved machine of this character. which is of simple construction andeiiicient in use.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed. y

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 isa side elevation of a machine embodying` the invention and shownpartially in section and with portions broken away, Fig. 2, ay sectiontaken on line -x of Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingscomprises a rotatable spindle 1 suitably mounted in a suitable standard2 and provided with a suitable driving pulley 3 as will be readilyunderstood. Spindle 1 is provided at one end with a slitting wheel 4which cooperates with an adjustable support and guide 5 to facilitatethe trimming of the edges of leather articles or the. like. Inkingwheels 7 and 8 are mounted on the other end of spindle 1 adjacentstandard 2 and operate in inking housings 9 as indicated. The inkinghousing 9 is divided by a. central partition 10 into two compartmentseach containing an absorbent pad 11 of sponge or other suitablematerial. Fach of the pads 11 is retained in position by means of aretaining plate 12 which is hinged at 13 to one of the correspondinghousings 9 and is provided with a spring catch 141 at the other side ofsaid housing, each of said plates 12 being slotted at 15 to permit thecorresponding inking wheel to engage a pad 11. Each of the compartmentsin housing 9 is provided with a separate removable cover 16 which has anentry slot 17 in its top to give access to the corresponding inkingwheel. By this arrangement it will be observed that inks of diierentcolors may be placed in the compartments in the housing` 9 and the edgesof leather piecesreadily inked or stained as desired. The specificarrangement of parts will supply ink to the inkng wheels withoutpermitting spattering of the same.

0n the opposite walls of the removable cover 16 are depending ears 18frictionallv engaging sockets 19 carried on corresponding side walls ofhousing 9 serving as a means for locking the cover 16 in operativeposition.

Thile l have illustrated and described` the preferred ferm ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of con struction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

A machine of the class described comprising a spindle; an inking wheelon saidv spindle; a housing surrounding said wheel. and having a slotgiving access thereto; a pad of absorbent material. in the bottom ofsaid housing in contact with said wheel; a hinged and slotted plateholding said pad in positio-n to permit, said inking wheel to engage thelatter; and a spring catch for said plate7 substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

v IARRY LEVINE.

Witnesses JOSHUA B. H. Porrs, HELEN F. LILLIs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). C.

